Specify the particular device type in the Device Type field, or leave to the default 'Auto' for ENA to automatically determine the type. Please note, the below instructions apply to all device types except for Cisco APIC, Custom Device and VM Platform.

Enter the device name (which must be resolvable on the Entuity server) or IP address ENA uses to poll the device in the Polled Name/IP address field.

Specify the zone to which the device will be added in the Zone field.

Specify the device name displayed within the product in the Display Name field, either 'Polled Name / IP address', 'Resolved Name', 'Resolved Name (fully qualified)', 'IP Address', 'Custom' or 'System Name'. The default is 'Polled Name / IP address'.

Specify the IP version that will be used to communicate with the device in the IP Protocol radio buttons, either IPv4 or IPv6.

Tick the Allow Duplicate IP Addresses box if you want to permit the addition of a device with the same IP address as one already managed.

Specify the SNMP version enabled on the device in the Version field, either v1, v2c or v3.

Tick the Use SNMP Bulk Get box if you want to receive back multiple GetNext responses in a single packet. Leave the box unticked if you want to receive back the normal 1 GetNext response back. This is only available if v2c or v3 is specified in step 11.

Enter the SNMP read community string in the Read Community field, by default 'Public'. If v3 is selected in step 11, the Read Community field will be replaced by v3 credentials.

Specify on which port the device's SNMP agent receives its requests, in the SNMP Port (UDP) field. By default, this is set to the default UDP port 161.

To add a custom device:

You can use a custom device type to represent devices that ENA is not managing but you want represented within ENA. ENA does not poll the device, and therefore cannot verify the validity of a device definition.

A custom device is part of your device inventory. It can be added to Views, appear on maps, and is part of inventory reports.

There are two ways to add a custom device, via the Device Inventory page or via the context menu of a map.

Via the Device Inventory page:

In the Main Menu, click Administration.

Click Device Inventory.

Click Add in the bottom left of the browser.

The Add Devices window will open. In the Device Type dropdown field, select Custom Device. This will change the fields displayed below.

The Management Level will be set to None. If you change this value, the fields will change and the Device Type will revert to Auto.

Specify the zone to which the custom device will be added in the Zone field.